According to a Greek myth, the Olympic Games
were founded by Zeus. The story tells how Zeus
wrestled with his father, Kronos, at Olympia to
win control of the world. To celebrate his
victory, Zeus held a series of contests for the gods.
An Olympic State of Mind
By 3R
March 2010: During a current events unit about the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, third grade students researched the Olympics past and present, the sports and events included in the Winter Olympics, and the athletes participating in the 2010 Games. They then became inspired by Jay Z and Alicia Keys and decided to create a rap of their own. There were many aspects to this project besides reading, writing and research. The students learned early on that writing a song as a class required a lot of cooperation and the art of negotiation.
According to a Greek myth, the Olympic Games
were founded by Zeus. The story tells how Zeus
wrestled with his father, Kronos, at Olympia to
win control of the world. To celebrate his
victory, Zeus held a series of contests for the gods.
An Olympic State of Mind
By 3R
March 2010: During a current events unit about the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, third grade students researched the Olympics past and present, the sports and events included in the Winter Olympics, and the athletes participating in the 2010 Games. They then became inspired by Jay Z and Alicia Keys and decided to create a rap of their own. There were many aspects to this project besides reading, writing and research. The students learned early on that writing a song as a class required a lot of cooperation and the art of negotiation.
Check-out the 'real' artists's rendition - An Empire State of Mind: Jay Z & Alicia Keys Perform at Game 2 of the 2009 World Series
3R's Winter Olympic History Glogs -
•2006 Winter Olympic Games by Justin
•1998 Winter Olympic Games by Emily and Kathy
•1988 Winter Olympic Games by Peter
•1984 Winter Olympic Games by Patrick
•1980 Winter Olympic Games by Nicolas
•1976 Winter Olympic Games by Meggy
•1972 Winter Olympic Games by Matthew
•1968 Winter Olympic Games by Marc
•1964 Winter Olympic Games by Koji
•1960 Winter Olympic Games by Kathy
•1956 Winter Olympic Games by Justin
•1952 Winter Olympic Games by Jimmy
•1948 Winter Olympic Games by Jack
•1932 Winter Olympic Games by Eric
•1928 Winter Olympic Games by Emily
•1924 Winter Olympic Games by Annie
Web Resources to Explore:
•Olympic Games - Past and Present
•Primary History - Ancient Greeks: The Olympic Games
•Ancient history in-depth - Ancient Greek Olympics Gallery
•Ancient history in-depth - The Olympics: Ancient versus Modern
•Social Studies for Kids - The Ancient Greek Olympics